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Residency and after | Art & Culture | thenews.com.pk Being in a residency is perhaps not different from being at a university. At an institution of higher education, you are not expected to be a student for a limited duration, but a seeker of knowledge 24/7. Ideally, a graduating student lives on campus; spends hours in the library, attends lectures, seminars, conferences; discusses academic matters with fellow students; and produces a piece of research in close liaison with tutors, peers and the place. At an artists’ residency, the phenomenon is same, though details vary. Here, instead of a structured learning programme, a participant follows personal pace, private vision, and creates work in relation to other artists, organisers/curators, and the site. Universities and colleges around the world invite writers/artists in residence, a presence that benefits the person as well as students and fellow professionals. Recently displayed works from the Karbath Artist Residency Programme at the College of Art and Design, University of the Punjab, Lahore (February 16-26, 2021), reminded viewers of the connection between a seat of knowledge and a venue for artistic pursuit. Just the fact that it was founded by Dr Sumera Jawad, principal of the College of Art and Design, and included seven graduates from different art institutes, reaffirmed how the university and the residency, can both contribute in the development of a young person, by employing separate strategies. All seven participants (of its 3rd edition, called The Third Tide) stayed in Karbath (a locality with farm houses near Lahore) for two weeks, interacted with each other and with villagers, got inspired from living there and created works that responded to people and animals in the area. Each artist took a personal route to reach Karbath in his/her art. When an artist arrives at a new place, he/she does not get the outside reality as a combination of hard facts, scientific truths or statistical data, but treats it like a football ground with the opposite teams playing the same game. The subjective and the objective blended in a number of works from the Residency, including a mixed media on paper by Sohaina J Elia. Picking plants from the surroundings, she placed them with layers of multiple washes, printing, and sensitive drawings of leaves. What you see in the huge gallery space is a piece of land that has not gone through the concrete revolution, housing schemes and progress by the proliferation of tarmac, steel, pollution and noise. Another participant, Tehreem Saleem responded to nature differently. Talking about “quixotic body and fat shaming”, she depicted “women with bodies that don’t conform to societal prospects of thinness”. Being at Karbath allowed her “to stay connected with nature” thus in her works, inflated bodies, next to lines of leaves and branches, survived as ‘perfectly’ as the eternal nature. Marks, which mapped contours of flesh and outlines of vegetation in Saleem’s works, emerged poetic and hermeneutical in a large, long piece of paper by Isra Noman. The suspended scroll had small expressive, energetic, strokes in black and red, which like a Chinese painting – echoed a vast stretch of landscape. Drawn from memory; more from emotion, from “liberation and with vigour”. The ambitious scale and script-like handling of visual information, led to a walk through the twirl of the installed sheet; almost like taking turns in the alleys of Karbath. Saif Ali Siddiqui drew images of houses, tombs from a distant city, Bahawalpur. In a simplified and stylised manner, he created the lifeless scenario of a land. Javed Iqbal Mughal, rendered views of an imaginary scenario, the film world. In collaboration with his teacher, the cinema board artist Ustad Haji Ajmal, he painted manageable hoardings of a Lollywood movie, something that can be associated with the Residency site, since in small towns and villages you come across these advertisements of our entertainment industry. Another situation, where life takes a grim detour, was documented in Irtabatul Hassan Cheema’s work. In his stunning and heart wrenching video, Cheema recorded a dead dog amid some refuse swirling in a water passage. Even though the video installation was in a loop, each new contact with the body of the lifeless animal flipping in the dirty water sends to your spine unpleasant messages. The work convincingly, unearthed a different façade of ‘beautiful’ nature. Once you are removed from nature, nature haunts you. Fahim Tufail responded to nature with a formal clarity. He photographed scenes of Karbath, framed them in different sizes, covered them in bubble sheets, and on a few wrote addresses, directions. A customary visitor, initially, guessed that the works were still in their packing, till it dawned on them (or the artist or Amna Yaseen, the gallery curator told them) that this is the work. Tufail, a former student of textile design managed to convey a profound message using a simple material. Segments of nature, trees, waterways, fields, clouds, the bright sky were all ‘partially’ concealed in plastic, the material used for transporting art to other addresses. The work reminded us how nature is choked – the recent fog or smog in Lahore being an example – and blinded. It also hinted at the entire practice of using pastoral backdrop for the art elite of cities. The works, in their quixotic tone address the attitude of artists travelling to a rural place (Karbath in this instance, but several other residencies also prefer semi urban locations for various – practical reasons). These photographs, could also be understood as reminiscent of tourist snapshots of exotic lands. In a way, for an artist coming from Lahore, a village – even one located only a few kilometres from the centre of the city – is another country. Tufail’s idea to package them into an industrial material suggests how nature is parted, packed, and posted for various usages. It reminding viewers of a passage from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel The Autumn of the Patriarch, in which the dictator sells a portion of the sea to a foreign power. Rising to a grand narrative of environmental crisis, Tufail’s work also comments upon the entire chain of production and consumption. Crops once grown in rural lands, are gathered and sent to cities to be consumed by citizen living in brick and mortar houses. The same way art work – a landscape – is produced, packaged and put at a gallery space far from its original site. How we look at this work, and how far we can see through the layers of plastic, is a question, posed by Fahim Tufail in particular, and Karbath Residency in general. The writer is an art critic based in Lahore https://timespakistan.com/residency-and-after-art-culture-thenews-com-pk/11862/?wpwautoposter=1614542438

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matchmeindia · 5 years ago

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How This Delhi-based Startup Become an Exclusive Boutique Matrimonial Service

Fancy online dating may sound good but it is not everyone’s cup of tea to keep contacting random people on the internet. Mostly information and pictures shared aren’t necessarily correct which make the online dating space very doubtful. For people who have less time and are more selective, personalized matchmaking works better. Matchme, a personalized matchmaking service, based in New Delhi, is one such service which filters and curates matches for all its clients and makes sure they only meet suitable people. Started by two girls, Mishi and Tania, being in their 30s, they connect to everyone in the age group from 20s to their 40s.

Understanding their personalities, MatchMe aims to make selective introductions. Most of the matches done by them have been only in the first few introductions. That is the advantage of personalized matchmaking . You do not keep meeting endless number of people to look out for the right one to settle down with. Personalized matchmakers make you meet people only if they feel they could connect with. This approach works well for the ones who have less time but enough money to shell out the fee for this search-based process. Personalized matchmaking maybe a traditional business which most parents resorted to when there were no online portals, MatchMe has redefined the approach. In addition to meeting the anxious parents, they interact with all girls and boys who are looking out, asking them personal questions which the parents may not be able to answer.

This way the whole approach becomes comfortable, transparent and more effective. Another advantage of using a personalized matchmaking service could be confidentiality. It is not uncommon to come across your neighbour or someone you went to school with while browsing through matrimonial websites. To make sure that your personal information and your intent to get married is not on display for the world to see, and to narrow down your search, personalized matchmakers like MatchMe, personally put you in touch with those with whom you are most likely to hit it off with.

If one is well established, reached a certain age, online dating may just seem a very superficial approach as credibility of the profiles available on matrimonial websites is one of the biggest concerns for anyone who finds them interesting and wants to send them a message. To address this concern, personalized matchmakers make sure they meet the people before they set up a meeting, going the extra mile to ensure that no woman claiming to be tall and slim turns out to be the other way. Personalized matchmakers work like friends with their clients, also helping them overcome the biggest challenge of the awkwardness and friction people feel about coming to meet someone they don’t know.

Perhaps with the influx of new websites to cater to the matrimonial needs of the urban Indian, the menace of the internet that is creeping in our lives along with the advantages, we’ll see a shift in the way matchmaking is done for the well educated and well established lot, as they want to turn away from the online sites to more meaningful personal introductions that saves not only their time but also maintains their privacy.

Mishi Sood & Tania Sondhi – Founders of MatchMe About the founders Mishi Sood (Co founder) A boarding school educated from Sacred Heart Dalhousie and graduate from Lady Shri Ram College Delhi with a Masters degree in Finance from Amity Business School, is a co-founder of this company. She worked in a Business Consultancy firm for two years before joining her family business of real estate. She belongs to an affluent and well connected family of Punjab and Delhi and eventually moved onto something she enjoys the most. MatchMe was created out of sheer passion and inclination towards knowing and meeting people from various backgrounds. After playing cupid for few of her friends and then subsequently being approached by people to find them a life partner, she realized this need had to be addressed in a more organized way. Henceforth, MatchMe – an exclusive and extremely personalized service to help you find a partner for lifetime.

Tania Sondhi, (Co founder)

A Delhi University Amity Business School MBA graduate in Marketing, Tania is the co-founder of MatchMe. She has several years of high level experience in the recruiting and HR industry. She has conducted executive searches for several top companies in India and the Middle East. Understanding the nuances of people’s needs and actualizing them is her core strength. After honing her skills in successfully recruiting the right talent for companies both in India as well as internationally, she has decided to use her impeccable strengths to bringing the right people together for relationships for life. Tania belongs to a renowned family from Jalandhar and is married into a well-established family in Delhi. Her great family lineage and education give her a uniquely blended perspective of traditional and modern values. Married for 13 years to the love of her life, Tania wholeheartedly believes in the adage “a great marriage is not when the perfect couple comes together, it is when the imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences”. We are publishing an interview with her:

Q.: Tell us about the Product / Solution. How did you get your first customer? Explain how you went about the Product-Market Fit Process.

Ans: MatchMe is deeply connected to compatibility, understanding, love and respect. Our Founders, Tania and Mishi bring with them a fresh approach to traditional matchmaking. MatchMe was created out of sheer passion and inclination towards knowing and meeting people from various backgrounds. Mishi, after playing cupid for few of her friends and then subsequently being approached by people to find them a life partner, realized this need had to be addressed in a more organized way. Tania, through her personal experiences, realizes how meaningful and joyful life can be if you spend it with the ‘right’ person. Hence the significance of connecting with the ‘one’ and the commitment of MatchMe towards making this happen.The modern reality is that we are constantly bombarded with information and choices. MatchMe seeks to curate that information and those choices to help you narrow your search for your life partner. We use our in-depth, personalized approach to understanding your priorities and then use that information to match you with the right one. With an open mind, they are committed to fill the gap that exists in this area.

Q.: What is your USP?

Ans: Matchme has been derived on sheer passion & interest to connect like-minded people for marriage. Our USP is that we two are personally involved in meeting and interacting with all our clients, understanding their backgrounds, personalities & interests & henceforth curate matches. We believe in putting the right kind of effort & making our clients meet only when it is worth their time and interest. Today’s youth shy away from this process because they feel their profiles will be all over the place. For this reason, we partner with them like friends to make introductions. We maintain a discreet approach maintaining client privacy and make the process extremely comfortable for our clients. Our real success lies in the fact that most of the matches we’ve done so far have been first introductions. Q.: What were your assumptions when you entered the market, learning that you have? Who in your mind is your ideal customer? Do you have at least one of them signed up?

Ans: We believed a lot of people out there were looking out for introductions for marriage but were not comfortable with the services available in the market in this space. The bureaus and agencies’ ways of working were not what they were looking for. They were mainly relying on introductions through family and friends which over time keep shrinking. When we started we met so many like minded people who came forward to sign up with us for their search as we try to fill this gap. Working as friends and trusted partners to understand them them introduce them to like minded people . Our clientele is well educated, liberal minded and progressive thinking people who value compatibility in a marriage the most . These are the set of people we tried to target and that’s actually how it unfolded for us. We have a network of well educated, well established Indians all across the globe now !

Q.: What has been your biggest failure as an entrepreneur and what did you learn from it??

Ans: Not having a concrete marketing strategy in place right at the start definitely was a drawback, we relied on personal references and wanted to work only through word of mouth. There have been few more mistakes initially but we kept improvising on our work and learning has been a continuous process.

Q.: How are you pricing the Product? What is the logic behind it? What is the model you are following – Free / Freemium / Premium etc. ? Explain your thought process. Ans: Our pricing is premium. We handle our clients personally, have not built a team as we feel our USP is that we both personally curate matches for our clients. Secondly we target well educated and well established people , a premium fee helps us build a network of like minded and similar background people.

Q.: Please tell us about the investors (if any) Ans: We don’t have any investor

Q.: Is there any interesting success story of your startup? If yes, please write about it. ? Ans: We connect to many singles working overseas looking out to settle down. They may have limited Indians they can connect to where they live. Many have apprehensions about how a long distance relationship could work out for them. When we connected this guy from Delhi, constantly on the move for work , to a girl from Singapore , we were wondering if it could work out . But it was just one phone conversation that led to another and two months later we heard they were getting married!!! So I guess we just have to believe and give it a try!

Q.: Since inception, give us a sense of the value of business done by your venture? Ans: Over 500 clients all around the world. Over 800 introductions.

Q.: What is the big picture of your startup? Is this Product/service leading to something bigger? If so, how?

Ans: We are developing an APP ‘ MatchMe Professional’ a matchmaking portal for professionals looking for professionally qualified partners. After working in this space for 4 years, talking to singles everyday we are understanding the existing gaps and are working on building a good blend of dating sites and existing matrimonial sites with ‘MatchMe Professional’ network!

Q.: Who do You Perceive as Your Competition? How do you differentiate yourself with them?

Ans: What differentiates MatchMe is the approach the founders bring in in the search process. The USP of our service is Mishi and Tania being personally involved with their clients. Hence taking anyone as our competition will be hard to specify as each person is unique and in our work our job is building relationships. We only take on clients who we can connect with in the first place.

Q.: What would be your goal to accomplish in the next six months? Any other information you would like to share? Ans: To rapidly expand our network and reach out to as many singles across the globe . We are specifically targeting opening our office in Bangalore, Singapore and Dubai in the next few months months.

Q.: What message do you want to convey to fellow entrepreneurs? Ans: We converted our passion into the profession. We just want to say that one must believe in their idea, work passionately towards it, be patient and it will definitely bring you the desired results. —————————- Thanks Tania. All the best!

#MatchMe #Boutique Matrimonial Service #Exclusive Boutique Matrimonial Service

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weirdstuff-blog · 5 years ago

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B.C. EVENTS: For the week of Saturday, June 30

B.C. EVENTS: For the week of Saturday, June 30 B.C. EVENTS: For the week of Saturday, June 30 Surrey Board of Trade The Surrey Board of Trade inducted the following new and re-elected Board Directors and Officers on Wednesday, June 27 at their Annual General Meeting and Chair’s Dinner: Stephen Dooley, SFU Surrey – Chair; Doug Tennant, Semiahmoo House Society – Vice Chair; Dr. Greg Thomas, G3 Consulting, Immediate Past Chair; Jay Rao, Exp Services Inc. (incumbent); Tammy Rea, TD Bank (incumbent); Rory Morgan, Hamilton Duncan; Jamal Khan, Jamal Khan Financial Group; Nazreen Mohammed, BDC. Remaining Directors, with one more year as part of their term as a Surrey Board of Trade Director, are: Curtis Christopherson, Innovative Fitness; Baljit Dhaliwal, Focus College; Mandie LaMontagne, The Intueri Group; Balraj Mann, The BM Group of Companies; Dan Reader, Murray Latta Progressive Machine; Tako van Popta, McQuarrie Hunter LLP. PICS Society PICS Society Board of Directors for the year 2018-2019: Resham (Paul) Dosanjh – President; Puneet Khaira – Vice President; Arvinder Bubber – Treasurer; Dr. Birinder (Tina) Purewal – Secretary; Dave Hans – Member at large; Harry Kooner – Member at large; Dr. Leena Jain – Member at large; Parmjit Singh Boparai – Member at large; Ranbir Manj – Member at large; Satbir Cheema, CEO PICS – Officer . 2018 Baisakhi Open World Cup International Punjabi Golf Tournament: June 29-30 at Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey. Hosted by the International Punjabi Gold Association of America, the Baisakhi Open is an annual golf tournament organized in true Punjabi spirit bringing together golfers from the diaspora worldwide. This year, the tournament will be held in Surrey at the Northview Golf & Country Club on June 29 and 30. The tournament is open to all and is organized in support of a local charity, the Indo-Canadian Friendship Society of BC (ICFSBC), that brings clean water, sanitation, wastewater management, and underground sewers to villages in Punjab, India to improve health and wellbeing. Tickets to golf in the two-day tournament cost $500, which includes meals and entertainment in the evenings. Non-golfers looking to join the fun can attend the June 29 dinner for $100, which will include cocktails, a meal, entertainment, and a silent auction in support of the ICFSBC. For more information and to register, visit: ift.tt/2MJE8G2 The Baisakhi Open is still open for sponsorship. If your business is interested in supporting the tournament, call Jasvinder Singh (Jolly) Dhaliwal at 604-551-0014. Canada Day at Canada Place Features Citizenship Ceremony, Armed Forces, Innovation Zone, Music and Entertainment Performances, Country Star JoJo Mason and a two-barge fireworks show on Sunday, July 1 at Canada Place, Downtown Vancouver (Venue includes indoor and outdoor spaces at Canada Place, Jack Poole Plaza and surrounding city streets). 10-11 a.m.: Citizenship Ceremony ( Hall A, 999 Canada Place ). 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Zones and Actvities: – Main Stage: Terrific musical acts and dance performances that reflect the talent and diversity of Canada itself, like Kutapira, Early Spirit, En Karma, Wild Moccasin Dancers, and many more. – Canadian Forces Zone (Hall B): Incredible displays and interactive exhibits that honour Canada’s Army, Navy, and Air Force. This Zone will include search and rescue displays, a CF-18 cockpit, tactical armoured patrol vehicle, firefighting tent, Canadian Ranger display and a climbing wall. – Innovation Zone: The Innovation Zone provides a peek into the future through displays, exhibits, and inspirational talks from some of the most interesting and forward-thinking organizations around. – Coast Capital Savings Youth Zone: Located on the North Point of Canada Place, this zone will feature a lineup of fantastic music from artists including Weaves, Casinos, Leisure Club, JP Maurice, Tourist Company, and Sister Says. It will also include fun activities, airbrush tattoos and more. – Canada On Screen: Inspiring videos from the National Film Board of Canada and Just for Laughs. 5-6 p.m.: Main Stage Feature Performance. JoJo Mason: A rising star with several top 10s on the Billboard Canada Country chart. 10:30-10:50 p.m.: Fireworks Show. Vancouver’s only two-barge simultaneous pyrotechnic extravaganza, viewable from Vancouver’s waterfront and the North Shore, with tickets (and best viewing) available at the family-friendly Fireworks Viewing Zone at Canada Place. More info: ift.tt/291WWgJ Surrey Canada Day July 1, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., at Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, corner of 176 th Street and 64 th Avenue, Surrey. Canadian singer-songwriters Serena Ryder and Brett Kissel will co-headline City of Surrey’s annual Canada Day celebration. Presented by Coast Capital Savings, this year’s free family-friendly event—featuring an amusement park, all-ages activities and full concert lineup—is expected to be the largest Canada Day event in Western Canada. South Asian Seniors: Canada Day Vedic Senior Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian adults / senior members and non-members to join us to celebrate Canada Day with Antakshari Songs Competition with Hindi songs on Sunday, July 1 at Shanti Niketan Hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple, 8321 140th Street, Surrey. Tea and snacks will be served. Contact Surendra Handa, Coordinator, at 604-507-9945 for more information. Pakistani Canadian Cultural Association Picnic in the Park. Free event on Canada Day, Sunday, July 1, 1-7 p.m., at Crescent Park, South Surrey, 2610 128 th Street. Entertainment, food, BBQ, beverages, free prizes for all ages. For more info: 604-721-0956. www.pccabc.ca Surrey: Newton Days Saturdays: July 7, 14, 21, 28. Time:12- 4 p.m. Location: The Newton Grove, 13730 72nd Avenue. Free for all ages. More info: ift.tt/2MHgtpC Complete with craft and farm market, kids crafts, face painting, free BBQ, henna, Science World, music, petting zoo, mini golf; Newton Days has something for everyone. Open to the community, nearly everything will be free. Back again this year, $5 Farm Vouchers to redeem at the farmers’ market; find them at the Newton BIA photobooth. 2018 Pakistan Festival Free event sponsored by Pakistani Canadian Cultural Association, Pakistani Canadian Women’s Society, Consulate General of Pakistan Vancouver and Pakistani Youth Council. Featuring Fakhir Mehmood. A celebration of music, culture, fashion and cuisine of Pakistan on Sunday, July 8 at Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver. SikhRI SikhRI’s second virtual session for teenagers as part of the Naujavan Sohji curriculum. All registrations are open for Sidak 2018, to be held from July 22 to August 4 this year in Mission, B.C. Sidak is a two-week annual leadership program for adults (18–40 years old) organized by SikhRI that explores personal and panthic development through a Gurmat framework based in Bani, Tavarikh, and Rahit. Students can choose one of the three tracks available this year: * Sikhi 101 – introduction to Sikh history and fundamentals of Sikh theology, such as the interpretation of Asa ki Var. * Sikhi 201 – formulation of a Sikh stance on major contemporary issues through the lenses of Bani (wisdom), Tavarikh (history), and Rahit (lifestyle). * Gurbani 101 – familiarization with Guru Granth Sahib, its structure, grammar, symbolism, and themes. Due to high demand, Sikhi 101 track is full (waitlist only). www.sikhri.org/ Surrey Libraries: Young Adult Writing Contest Surrey Libraries is now accepting entries from young Surrey writers to submit their work for cash prizes in the 31st annual Young Adult Writing Contest. The contest is open to youth born from 2000 to 2006, is free to enter, and young writers can submit entries once to each of the three contest categories: short stories, poems, and comics. Contest entries will be accepted until August 6. Cash prizes of $150, $125, $100 per category and age group are awarded. More details and Contest rules are available on the Surrey Libraries website at surreylibraries.ca. Walk with the Dragon S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation: Walk with the Dragon is returning to Lumbermen’s Arch at Stanley Park on Sunday, July 15 . More than 5,000 people are expected to join the community event, which aims to raise $406,000 for S.U.C.C.E.S.S. programs and services that receive no or partial government funding and that benefit seniors, women, youth and families. The event will feature a special ceremony at which the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Dragon will be “awakened” and lead participants on a seven-kilometre excursion around the Stanley Park Seawall. Participants may also choose to walk a three-kilometre route around Lost Lagoon. This year, the Walk will feature a large Kids Zone sponsored by RBC, with a bouncy castle, balloon-twisting artists and game booths. In addition, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation will partner with CHMB AM1320 for the third year for a radiothon on Saturday, July 14 , from 8 a.m. to midnight. Fusion Festival, Surrey July 21 & 22 , 11 a.m.-10 p.m., at Holland Park. Bringing together over 45 cultural and community groups from around the world and more than 150 artists and performers, the two-day festival, presented by Coast Capital Savings, will keep you busy throughout the weekend with live entertainment, food pavilions and interactive cultural activities. Don’t miss headline performances from Walk Off The Earth and Ranjit Bawa. Movies Under the Stars Every Saturday in August (4, 11, 18, 25) at Holland Park (13428 Old Yale Road, Surrey).Entertainment starts at 5 p.m., movies begin at dusk. This all-ages event is free for everyone to attend. All you need are your lawn chairs and blankets to cozy up while enjoying the film. There will be free popcorn courtesy of Prospera Credit Union. Attendees are encouraged to arrive earlier to find a good spot and to enjoy the pre-show entertainment. Starting at 5 p.m., there will be fun activities before the movie begins. The lineup starts with Ferdinand on August 4 as you follow the adventures of a giant bull with a big heart. On August 11, witness the hype about Coco and how it won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The magic continues on August 18 where you will be charmed by the comedic Paddington 2. End the month with Wonder on August 25, an inspiring story about compassion and acceptance. (For more events, visit the “Events” section of our website at voiceonline.com ) Read More… The post B.C. 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sagarvibes-blog · 6 years ago

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Media in Pakistan-Who owns and governs the business?

Overview of media businesses in Pakistan

Dunya News

CEO Dunya News, Mian Amer Mahmood was born in 1960 in Lahore. He is an educationist, a legislator and former mayor of Lahore from 2001 to 2009. He launched Roznama Dunya news in September 2012 published in eight different cities in Pakistan. He started Punjab Group of Colleges in 1985 followed by university of Central Punjab, Allied School franchise and MA Jinnah University. His net worth exceeds roughly 2B rupees. He was awarded Hilaal I Imtiaz for his services to education. He was elected as Chairman Broadcasting Association in November 2016.

External Links:

http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/359074-Mian-Amer-Mahmood-elected-as-Chairman-PBA

https://www.thecasecentre.org/corporate/products/view?id=135224

GNN

Gourmet bakery in a move to diversify its commercial base bought the struggling Jaag Tv in 2016 with 1.5B rupees, launhed with the name, G News Network across Pakistan in 2018. The bakery has more than 100 outlets in multiple cities of Punjab along with many restaurants and 5000+ employees. It was started by Muhammad Nawaz Chatta in 1991. Gourmet also has a stake in pharmacies and planned to work on smartphones with a Chinese company which could not materialize. It acquired 12% stake in the Silk Bank in 2015 and has catered to avenues of magazine production as well as furniture.

External Links:

https://propakistani.pk/2018/05/08/gourmet-bakery-is-launching-its-own-tv-channel-in-pakistan/

https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/05/07/food-giant-gourmet-set-to-launch-tv-channel/

Express Media Group

With worth of $800m, Sultan Ali Lakhani, CEO Express Media Group is also the joint owner of the Lakson Group which has different companies like Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan), Cyber.Net, Clover and McDonald’s restaurants. The Lakhani tycoons have embarked on partnerships with international conglomerate of companies for producing products ranging from tobacco, detergents, packaging, surgical equipment, cotton, paper and other household items. NAB has alleged the Lakhanis of having created phony companies through worthless directors and raised massive loans from various banks. NAB had reportedly demanded Rs 7 billion from Lakhanis, but later agreed they pay only Rs.1.5 billion over a 10-year period.

External Links:

The Richy Rich ones of Poorly Poor Nation. <http://dailymailnews.com/dmsp0204/dm001.html>

HUM Network

Being the first ever Stock Exchange Listed Company in electronic media in Pakistan, HNL went live with its first channel "HUM TV" in January 2005.HumTV network is set to launch online grocery store called HUM Mart. With ecommerce on the boom and its expectation of reaching $1B by 2020, online business is attracting entrepreneurs to tap the diverse broader customer base. In the first quarter of 2017/18, its net profits crossed rupees 536m. Hum partners with other media houses for hosting TV shows. HNL has to its umbrella three genre of monthly Magazines:

1. Glam – Showcasing latest trends and teaching its readers how to assume a distinctly chic and modern appearance.

2. Masala Tv Food Mag- about quality home cooking for the people who love to eat and cook.

3. Newsline Magazine – socio political magazine featuring aggressive journalism for its readers.

External Links:

http://humnetwork.tv/Company_Profile.html

https://www.researchsnipers.com/hum-network-online-grocery-shop-launching-soon/

ARY Group

The ARY Group founded by a prominent businessman, late Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob. His Net worth was $1B. He was the president of ARY Group ($1.5billion turnover) and World Memon Organization (WMO). Besides this, he has huge property holdings in Karachi, Islamabad and Dubai amounting to over $200m. He is major in the gold market also having around 20 outlets in Asia. He has also been involved in paying Asif Zardari $5m in 1990’s for allowing him to import/export gold denied by Zardari. In 2014, Yaqoob passed away. His nephew, Salman Iqbal basically a film producer now owns and runs the network. Salman Iqbal owns a PSL Team, Karachi Kings. ARY Group bought Karachi Kings as a result of auctions in 2015 for $26 million and 10 years of contract. CEO of ARY Films, Salman’s team produced three movies Lahore Se Aagey, 3 Bahadur, and Dobara Phir Se in 2016. Since 2000 when he started ARY Digital Media Group, his worth ten-folded and is increasing at a whopping $90 Million per year as of 2016-2017.

External Links:

https://www.pakpedia.pk/salman-iqbal

http://dailymailnews.com/dmsp0204/dm001.html

Geo

GEO founded in May 2002 and Jang are owned by Dubai based businessman Mir Shakeel ur Rahman. Recently following Panama Leaks, he was suspected of owning offshore companies and money laundering along with Zardari. Under Mir’s supervision, GeoFilms launched its first movie “Khuda k Lye” in 2007 which was a blockbuster. It has been partnering with professionals and film makers for films since. He is believed to impact politics indirectly through the channel. His net worth is debatable because of diversification of investments in different companies. The case of $40m tax evasion is in proceeding against him.

External Links:

https://he.com.pk/featured-posts/mir-shakeel-ur-rehman-wealth-net-worth/

City42

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NCERT Class 12 English Chapter 1 The Last Lesson

NCERT Class 12 English :: Chapter 1 The Last Lesson

(English Flamingo Prose)

QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK SOLVED:

THINK AS YOU READ Q1. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?Ans: That day Franz was expected to be prepared with participles because M. Hamel had said that he would question them on participles. Franz did not know anything about participles.

Q2. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?Ans: Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle, which could be heard out in the street. But it was all very still that day. Everything was as quiet as Sunday morning. There was no opening or closing of desks. His classmates were already in their places. The teacher’s great ruler instead of rapping on the table, was under M. Hamel’s arm.

Q3. What had been put up on the bulletin-board?Ans: For the last two years all the bad news had come from the bulletin-board. An order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The Germans had put up this notice on the bulletin-board.

THINK AS YOU READ Q1. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?Ans: M. Hamel had put on his best dress—his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt and the little black silk cap, all embroidered. The whole school seemed so strange and solemn. On the back benches that were always empty, the elderly village people were sitting quietly like the kids.

Q2. How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?Ans: Franz came to know that it was the last lesson in French that M. Hamel would give them. From the next day they will be taught only German. Then he felt sorry for not learning his lessons properly. His books, which seemed a nuisance and a burden earlier were now old friends. His feelings about M. Hamel also changed. He forgot all about his ruler and how cranky he was.

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT Q1. The people? in this story suddenly realise how1 precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?Ans: M. Hamel told the students and villagers that henceforth only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. Those who called themselves Frenchmen would neither be able to speak nor write it. He praised French as the most beautiful, the clearest and most logical language in the world. He said that for the enslaved people, their language was the key to their prison. Then the people realised how precious their language was to them. This shows people’s love for their own culture, traditions and country. Pride in one’s language reflects pride in the motherland.

Q2. Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeonsT’ What could this mean?(There could he more than one answer.)Ans: This comment of Franz shows a Frenchman’s typical reaction to the imposition of learning German, the language of the conquerors. Being deprived of the learning of mother tongue would mean cutting off all bonds with the motherland. Teaching the pigeons to sing in German indicates how far the Germans would go in their attempts of linguistic chauvinism.

TALKING ABOUT THE TEXTQ1. “When a people are en slaved, as long as th ey hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison.”Can you think of examples in history where a conquered people had their lan¬guage taken away from them or had a language imposed on them?Ans: Mother tongue helps a person to express his feelings and thoughts most lucidly and intimately. Conquerors try to subdue and control the people of the enslaved territory by enforcing many measures such as use of force to crush dissent and imposing their own language on them.From time immemorial the victorious nations have imposed their own language on the conquered people and taken away their own language from them. The Romans conquered many parts of Europe and replaced the local languages by their own language— Latin. Later on Spanish, Pourtuguese, Italian and French developed from Latin. The Muslim invaders imposed Arabic and Persian in the countries of Asia overpowered by them. In many Arab countries the local religion and language have disappeared. In India, a new language Urdu developed from the mixture of Persian and Hindi.

Q2. What happens to a linguistic minority in a state? How do you think they can keep their language alive? For example:Punjabis in BangaloreTamilians in MumbaiKannadigas in DelhiGujaratis in KolkataAns. The linguistic minority in any state is easily marked and faces the same discrimination as the religious, social or ethnic minorities. There is, however, a pronounced difference in the treatment meted out and the level of acceptance displayed by the majority community in that region/city. Some cities like Delhi, Mumbai are cosmopolitan in outlook.The linguistic minority tries to preserve its identity through an intimate contact, interaction and preservation of their language in social get-togethers, family functions and festivals of their own region. Adherence to social customs and traditions in family gatherings/group meetings of women also promote the unity between members of the linguistic minority.In short, they create a mini-Punjab in Bangalore, mini-Chennai in Mumbai, mini-Bangalore in Delhi and mini-Surat in Kolkata.

Q3. Is it possible to carry pride in one’s language too far? Do you know what “lin¬guistic chauvinism” means?Ans. ‘Linguistic chauvinism’ means an aggressive and unreasonable belief that your own language is better than all others. This shows an excessive or prejudiced support for one’s own language. Sometimes pride in one’s own language goes too for and the linguistic enthusiasts can be easily identified by their extreme zeal for the preservation and spread of their language. In their enthusiasm, love and support for their own language, they tend to forget that other languages too have their own merits, long history of art, culture and literature behind them. Instead of bringing unity and winning over others as friends, having excessive pride in one’s own language creates ill-will and disintegration. The stiff-resistance to the acceptance of Hindi as national language by the southern states of India is a direct outcome of the fear of being dominated by Hindi enthusiasts. The result is that ‘One India’ remains only a slogan.

WORKING WITH WORDS Q1. English is a language that contains words from many other languages. This inclusiveness is one of the reasons it is now a “world language”. For example’.petite – Frenchkindergarten – Germancapital – Latindemocracy – Greekbazaar – HindiFind out the origins of the following words:tycoon barbecue zerotulip veranda skilogo robot trekbandicootAns.Word Origin Word OriginTycoon Japanese Veranda PortugueseTulip Persian Robot CzechLogo Greek Zero ArabicBandicoot Telugu Ski NorwegianBarbecue Spanish Trek South African Dutch

Q2. Notice the underlined words in these sentences and tick the option that best explains their meaning:(a) “What a thunderclap these words were to me!”The words were(i)loud and clear.(ii)startling and unexpected.(iii) pleasant and welcome.(b)“When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison.”It is as if they have the key to the prison as long as they(i)do not lose their language.(ii)are attached to their language.(iii)quickly learn the conqueror’s language.(c)Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time. You will get to your school.(i)very late.(ii)too early.(iii)early enough.(d)I never saw him look so tall.M. Hamel (i) had grown physically taller.(ii) seemed very confident.(iii) stood on the chair.Ans. (a) (ii) startling and unexpected.(b) (ii) are attached to their language.(c)(iii) early enough.(d)(ii) seemed very confident.

NOTICING FORM 1.Read this sentence:M. Hamel had said that he would question us on participles.In the sentence above, the verb form “had said” in the first part is used to indicate an “earlier past”. The whole story is narrated in the past. M. Hamel’s “saying” happened earlier than the events in this story. This form of the verb is called the past perfect.Pick out five sentences from the story with this form of the verb and say why this form has been used.Ans. (i)For the last two years all our bad news had come from there.Reason: The ‘coming’ of bad news happened earlier than the bulletin in the story.(ii)Hauser had brought an old primer.Reaeon : The event of ‘bringing’ happened earlier than Franz noticed it.(iii) That was what they had put up at the town-hall!Reason’. The ‘putting up’ of bulletin happened earlier. Now it is recalled.(iv)they had not gone to school more.Reason’. The action of ‘not going* happened much earlier.(v)the hopvine that he had planted himself twined about the windows to the roof.Reason’. The ‘planting’ of hopvine happened earlier than its twining about the windows.

WRITINGQ1. Write a notice for your school bulletin board. Your notice could be an announcement of a forthcoming event, or a requirement to be fulfilled, or a rule to be followed.Ans:

Q2. Write a paragraph of about 100 words arguing for or against having to study three languages at school.Ans: STUDYING THREE LANGUAGES AT SCHOOLIn most of the states in India, students have to study three languages at school. One of them is the mother tongue, the second is Hindi (the national language) and the third is English (the international or link language). In Hindi speaking region, a South or East Indian language—Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malyalam or Bangla, Oriya, Assamese etc is taught. The three language formula helps in national integration by acquainting young students about the social customs, rituals, culture and traditions of the various parts of the country. It also focuses on the principle of unity in diversity. The only drawback in this system is that it puts an excessive burden on the minds of the young learner. To alleviate their problem, the courses of study in the three languages may be structured suitably.

Q3. Have you ever changed your opinion about someone or something that you had earlier liked or disliked? Narrate what led you to change your mind.Ans: Facts are sometimes stronger than fiction. Many occurrences of life come as eye-openers. Such an experience occurred the previous day which led me to change my mind about our hostel warden Miss Angela Thomas. Overnight the terrible titan was transformed into a loving and affectionate elder sister full of milk of human kindness. Now when I remember how I disliked her and invented nicknames and pranks to tease her, I feel ashamed of myself. Yesterday, I had a terrible nightmare and I cried and wept. My room-mate failed to console me and reported the matter to the warden. God knows how long I remained unconscious! When I came to my senses I found my head in the lap of Miss Angela Thomas. Her eyes were red with tears and bps moving in prayer. She had really proved an angel for me and saved me.

THINGS TO DOQ1. Find out about the following (You may go to the internet, interview people, consult reference books or visit a library.)(a)Linguistic human rights(b)Constitutional guarantees for linguistic minorities in India.Ans: Extension Activity: To be done under the Teacher’s Guidance.

Q2. Given below is a survey form. Talk to at least five of your classmates and fill in the information you get in the form.Ans: Classroom Activity: Do it yourself.

MORE QUESTIONS SOLVED

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONSQ1. Why do you think was little Franz afraid of being scolded?Ans: Franz was afraid of being scolded that day especially because M. Hamel, the teacher, had said that he would question them on participles. Franz frankly admits that he was totally ignorant about the topic. His exact words are: “I did not know the first word about them.” Secondly, he had started for school very late that morning.

Q2. “It was all much more tempting than the rule for participles.” What did Franz find ‘much more tempting’? How did he finally react?Ans: Franz found that it was a very warm and bright day. The birds were chirping at the edge of woods. The Prussian soldiers were drilling in the open field at the back of sawmill. He could gladly spend life out of doors. However, he had the strength to resist the temptation. Finally, he hurried off to school.

Q3. “What can be the matter now?” says Franz. Why, do you think, did he make this comment?Ans: There was a bulletin-board near the town-hall. When Franz passed by it, he noticed a crowd there. He did not stop to look at it. He wondered what could be the matter then. For the last two yeairs they had received all the bad news from the bulletin-board—the lost battle, conscription and the orders of the commanding officer.

Q4. Who was Wachter? What did he ask Franz and why? How did Franz react?Ans: Wachter was a blacksmith. He was reading the latest bulletin. He asked Franz not to go so fast to his school. He added that the little boy would get to his school in plenty of time. Wachter had read the latest bulletin about teaching of German. Franz thought that the blacksmith was making a fun of him. So, he ran to the school and reached there breathless.

Q5. What was the usual scene when Franz’s school began in the morning?Ans: Usually, when the school began, there was a great bustle. The noise could be heard out in the school. Students opened and closed their desks. They repeated the lessons together very loudly. They kept their hands over their ears to understand better. The teacher would go on rapping the table with his great iron ruler.

Q6. How had Franz hoped to get to his desk? What had he to do and why?Ans: Franz had hoped to get to his desk unseen during the commotion. But that day it was very quiet. So, Franz had to open the door and go in before everybody. He blushed as he was late. He was frightened that the teacher might rebuke him, but M. Hamel spoke kindly to him that day.

Q7. What three things in school surprised Franz most that day?Ans: First, M. Hamel, the teacher had put on his fine Sunday clothes—his beautiful green coat, frilled shirt and the little black silk cap, all embroidered. Second, the whole school seemed quite strange and solemn. Thirdly, the village people were sitting quietly like school children on the back benches that usually remained empty.

Q8. Why had the villagers come to school that day? How did they look?Ans: The villagers had come there to thank M. Hamel for his forty years of faithful service. They also wanted to show their respect to the country that was theirs no more. They were sorry that they had not gone to school more. They were sitting quietly and looked sad.

Q9. “What a thunderclap these words were to me!” Which were the words that shocked and surprised the narrator?Ans: M. Hamel, the teacher, told the children in a solemn and gentle tone that it was their last French lesson. Henceforth, only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master would come the next day. As that was their last French lesson, he wanted them to be very attentive. The teacher’s kind gesture and use of soft words shocked and surprised the narrator.

Q10. How did Franz react to the declaration: ‘This is your last French lesson’?Ans: The words appeared startling and unexpected like a thunderclap. He now understood why there was a crowd at the bulletin board, why the village people had come to school, why the teacher was dressed in his Sunday best and why there was sadness and silence in the school.

Q11. What tempted Franz to stay away from school? [Delhi 2014]Ans: Franz was not prepared Tor the test on participles. The Prussian soldiers were drilling in the open field at the back of sawmill. The birds were chirping at the edge of woods. These things tempted him. So he hurried off to school.

Q12. Who did M. Hamel blame for neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz?Ans: He thought it typical with the people of Alsace. They would put off learning till tomorrow. Parents are not quite anxious to have their children learn. They put them to work on a farm or at the mills in order to have a little more money. The teacher got his flowers watered or gave them a holiday. He too neglected their lessons.

Q13. What did M. Hamel tell them about French language? What did he ask them to do and why?Ans:M. Hamel told them that French was the most beautiful language in the world. It was the clearest and the most logical language. He asked them to guard it among them and never _ forget it. He gave a reason also. When a people were enslaved, as long as they held fast to their language, they had the key to their prison.

Q14. Why were the elders of the village sitting in the classroom? [All India 2014]Ans: M. Hamel was taking the class of last French lesson. That is why elders of the village were sitting in the classroom to attend it. It was done not only to pay respect to M.Hamel but to pay respect to his own language.

Q15. How did Franz and other hoys enjoy their lesson in writing? Ans: That day M. Hamel had new copies for them. The words “France, Alsace, France, Alsace” were written on them in a beautiful round hand. The boys set to work quietly. The only sound was the scratching of the pens over the paper. Nobody paid any attention to the beetles who flew in.

Q16. How did M. Hamel feel and behave during the last lesson?Ans: M. Hamel was solemn and gentle. He sat motionless in his chair during the writing lesson. He gazed at one thing or the other. Perhaps he wanted to fix in his mind how everything looked in that little school room. Surely, it must have broken his heart to leave it all after forty years.

Q17. “He had the courage to hear every lesson to the very last.” What led Franz to make this remark?Ans: Franz noticed that M. Hamel was feeling sad on having to leave the place sifter 40 years and not being allowed to teach French any longer. Yet, he kept control on his emotions. He performed his duties faithfully. He heard every lesson to the last. The school was dismissed only at mid-day prayer time.

Q18. What happened when the lesson in history was over?Ans: After the lesson in history was over, the babies chanted their ba, be, bi, bo, bu. Old Hauser, who was sitting at the back of the room, had put on his spectacles. He was holding his primer in both hands. He was spelling the letters with the babies.

Q19. “Ah, how well I remember it, that last lesson!” says the narrator. Which scene does he remember more vividly than the others?Ans:The narrator remembers the scene of old Hauser spelling the letters from the primer with the babies. He too was crying. His voice trembled with emotion. It was so funny to hear him that all of them wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.

Q20. How did M. Hamel behave as the last lesson came to an end?Ans: M. Hamel stood up in his chair. He looked very pale and tall. He wanted to say some parting words, but something choked him. Then he wrote “Vive La France!” on the blackboard with a piece of chalk. Then he stopped. He leaned his head against the wall. Without a word, he made a gesture to the students with his hand to permit them to go as the school was over.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONSQ1. Why was Franz scared that day 1 What did he see on his way to school and how did he get to his deskiAns: Franz was not good at learning. He would rather take the day off and waste time in searching birds’ eggs or going sliding on the Saar. Franz was scared that day because M. Hamel had said that he would question them on participles. Franz did not know anything about participles.He found that the day was warm and bright. The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods. The Prussian soldiers were drilling in the open fields. There was a crowd in front of the bulletin-board near the town-hall.Franz found the school room unusually quiet. So, he had no option but to open the door and go in before everybody. He blushed and was frightened of the teacher. M. Hamel spoke very kindly to him and asked him to go to his place quickly. Franz jumped over the bench and sat down at his desk.

Q2. What order had been received from Berlin that day? What effect did it have on the life at school?Ans: An order had been received from Berlin that only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. This order had far-reaching effects on the life at school. M. Hamel, who had been teaching French at the village school for the last forty years would deliver his last lesson that day.It was in honour of the last lesson that M. Hamel, the teacher had put on his best clothes. Old men of the village were sitting quietly at the back of the classroom. They were sad as well as sorry for they had not gone to school more. They had come to thank the master for his forty years of faithful service and to show respect for the country that was theirs no more.The teacher addressed the students in a solemn and gentle tone. He asked them to be attentive and explained everything quite patiently. He appealed to them to preserve French among them. During slavery it would act as key to the prison. He felt so overwhelmed by emotion that he could not bid farewell properly.

Q3. What do you think is the theme of the story ‘The Last Lesson’? What is the reason behind its universal appeal?Ans:The theme of the story ‘The Last Lesson’ is linguistic chauvinism of the proud conquerorsand the pain that is inflicted on the people of a territory by them by taking away the right to study or speak their own language and thus make them aliens in their own land of birth. The story has a sub-theme also. It highlights the attitudes of the students and teachers to learning and teaching.Though the story is located in a particular village of Alsace district of France which had passed into Prussian hands, it has a universal appeal. It highlights the efforts of the victors to crush their victims—the vanquished people in all possible manner—materially, spiritually, mentally and emotionally. Taking away mother tongue from the people is the harshest punishment. The proper equation between student and teacher, his focused attention, helpful and encouraging attitude and kind treatment can encourage students to learn better.

Q4. Comment on the appropriateness of the title ‘The Last Lesson’.Ans: The story has an appropriate and suggestive title. It is the centre of attention throughout and the whole story revolves around it. The beginning of the story serves as preparation for it. The unusual quietness at school, presence of village elders and the teacher in his Sunday best dress—all point out to the unusual and unique occasion—the last lesson in French in a French village school in a district conquered by the Prussians. While delivering the last lesson, the teacher wants to transmit all his knowledge in one go. He explains everything with patience and the students as well as old villagers listen attentively.For the narrator it is an unforgettable experience. “Ah, how well I remember it, that last lesson,” says he. Old Hauser is crying and his voice trembled with emotion. As the teacher is unable to express His emotions because of choked throat, he ends the lesson by writing Wive La France’ on the blackboard. He makes a gesture with his hand to indicate that the school is dismissed and students can go home.

Q5. What impression do you form ofM. Hamel on the basis of your study of the story ‘The Last Lesson’?Ans: M. Hamel is an experienced teacher who has been teaching in that village school for forty years. He imparts primary education in all subjects. He is a hard task master and students like Franz, who are not good learners, are in great dread of being scolded by him.The latest order of the Prussian conquerors upsets him. He has to leave the place for ever and feels heart broken. He feels sad but exercises self-control. He has the courage to hear every lesson to the last.His performance during the last lesson is exemplary. He is kind even to a late comer like Franz. He uses a solemn and gentle tone while addressing the students. He has a logical mind and can analyse problems and deduce the reasons responsible for it. The problem for Alsace is that he (the district) puts off learning till tomorrow.He knows the emotional hold of a language over its users. He is a good communicator and explains everything patiently. Partings are painful and being human, M. Hamel too is no exception. He fails to say goodbye as his throat is choked. On the whole, he is a patriotic gentleman.

VALUE-BASED QUESTIONSQ1. War causes destruction and spreads hatred. People feel insecure. Discuss the disadvan¬tages of war keeping in mind Franco-Prussian war (1870-71).Ans: War is a great threat to mankind. Fear, anxiety, tension and hatred are some of the offsprings of war. No individual is in favour of this brutal act. Innocent people lose their life because of the vested interests of some of the corrupt politicians. Moreover, war is not the solution to any problem. It only increases the hiatus between two nations. The desire to overpower the other disseminates hatred and the feelings of enmity. The aftermaths of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are evident before us. It should also be remembered that each nation is trying its level best to become a nuclear power. A nuclear bomb has the power to devastate nations. Thousands of people will lose their lives. There will not be any survivor. If someone is left alive, he/she will be crippled. There is no doubt that war has put the human existence at stake. We have heard seers say that one should shed one’s ego. The nations should also feel equally important. No nation is self-sufficient. Peace enhances creativity and productivity. The concept of a global village should be followed by all countries. Thus, war does not benefit any individual. It must not be encouraged.

Q2. It is often said that each language is unique in itself. No language is superior or inferior. People need to understand that a language is one of the means of communication. Discuss this statement in the light of the following lines:“My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach only German in schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master comes tomorrow. This is your last French lesson…”Ans: Language is always considered a medium of communication. Man is a gregarious animal. He has to interact with the fellow human beings. Therefore, a set of complex symbols is designed to serve this purpose. We must ruminate over the past before discussing the status of a language. There are innumerable man made problems. At the dawn of civilisation there was no discrimination on the basis of caste, colour, creed, language and nationality. But in this century these problems exist. Nature does not segregate nations. Scientific advancement, material prosperity, lofty aspirations, materialistic attitude, a desire to rule the world and vested interests are some of the causes of human sufferings. The concepts of all languages are similar. They have nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions. As no religion is insignificant in the same way no language is inferior. The characteristics and nature of all languages are similar. The only difference is in symbols and pronunciation. The purpose and objective of all languages are synonymous. There is a dire need to understand that there should be only one religion i.e. humanity and there should be only one language i.e. the language of love. A language must not become the cause of rift among masses. It should bring people together instead of spreading hatred. One should not despise others because of their language. It is against human dignity and grace.

Q3. The people of Alsace and Lorraine were forced to study German. They were not allowed to study French. It implies that students of the area were taught only one language. They did not follow the concept of three languages at school. Write an article on the topic Advantages of Three Language System at school.Ans: Advantages of Three Language SystemIndia is a democratic stater. It is replete with people who have diverse backgrounds, and culture. Their customs and traditions vary. Their languages are also different. The language of a South Indian is entirely different from that of the North Indians. People have their regional languages and dialects too. In such circumstances it becomes a herculean task to decide which language should be taught at schools. So, India opted for three language system at schools. It is a boon to the residents of a particular area. They do not feel that their language is insignificant and ignored. They are given ample opportunities to opt for the languages they intend to speak or learn. Pupils get fundamental knowledge of three languages and can appreciate the literature of all these three languages. Such students never face failure due to language barriers. They bring laurels to their parents and nations as well. They explore new avenues and horizons with an astonishing ease. Three language system must be adopted by all nations so as to acquaint the children with various language patterns. The people of Alsace and Lorraine could be taught both languages i.e. German and French. Linguistic discrimination mars the future of humanity.

Q4. Nature has the knack to fascinate even the cynics. Its beauty and spontaneous music galvanise the beings. Write an article expressing the astounding beauty of nature in the light of the following lines:“It was so warm, so bright! The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods… It was all much more tempting than the rule for participles…”Ans. Our touch with nature makes the whole world kin. Matthew Arnold has rightly said that:

“Nature, with equal mind,sees all her sons at play,sees man control the wind,the wind sweep man away.”

Nature’s working is mysterious. It is an astonishingly fabricated universe. Man has, undoubtedly, progressed a lot. Scientific advancement has explored the portals of every field. The hidden realities have been exposed. But science has not unearthed the mysterious traits of nature. It is also an acceptable fact that nature gives happiness to weary minds. It soothes and consoles the troubled souls. It banishes anxiety, tension, worry, fear and dejection. Its law is to please every beholder. The aesthetic pleasure we derive from Nature is incredible and cannot be expressed in words. Keats has rightly averred that ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever!’ Lord Byron has said:

“There is a pleasure in the pathless wood,there is a rapture on the lonely shore,there is a society where none intrudes, ‘By the deep sea, and music in its roar:I love not man the less but nature more.”

Nature is our mother. It must be obeyed. It gives us moral lessons. All the seers and intellectuals have understood the significance of nature. “Nature goes on her own way, and all that to us seems an exception is really according to order.” It fascinates those who are indifferent to life. The boring scientific explorations and linguistic principles make our life insignificant. We are becoming devoid of emotions. But nature evokes sentiments and help us to become sensitive.

Q5. Teachers can act as trailblazers in the lives of pupils. They can affect eternity. But the advancement of technology has changed the role of a teacher. Write an article on the para¬digm shift in educational technology and the role of teachers.Ans: Technology and TeachersIt goes without saying that teachers shape the destiny of children. They mould them according to their inbred potential and considerable talent. Dronacharya taught his pupils together. But he could not make everyone so skilled in using the bow and arrow as Aijuna. He identified his latent talent and tapped the same potential. In modem education system teachers don’t have much time to study the child. Children stay in the school campus for six hours a day and study various subjects from teachers. At times it happens that the subject teachers do not remember the names of students. They use PITs, projectors and computers to make their lectures interesting. They lack any kind of emotional attachment with the pupils. It has happened because of the innovative educational tools and aids. Teachers are given softwares to teach students. The teaching community has made students information seekers. The role of a teacher has undergone a sea change. A teacher has become a facilitator. He has no right to scold and punish the child. The dictum ‘spare the rod, spoil the child’ has become obsolete and outdated. A teacher has to understand the psychology of a child in a period of thirty minutes. The role of a teacher is a mystery in today’s era.

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Regional Gardens Ltd is a company that runs a number of related gardening enterprises. It has a large display garden that it opens for public inspection a number of times a year. These enterprises include the Regional Gardens Nursery which sells plants and garden supplies to the public, and Regional Garden Planners which provides garden advice, design and consultancy services.

Regional Gardens Ltd has a small data centre at its main site in Bathurst where the company’s servers and data storage is located. The company has the following server infrastructure:

2 x Active Directory domain controllers on Windows Server 2008 R2, (2 x Xeon 3.6GHZ, 8GB RAM, 140GB HDD);

3 x SQL Server 2003 database servers on Windows Server 2003 (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB RAID-5 array); 1

1 x Exchange 2007 email server on Windows Server 2008 R2 (2 x Xeon 3.6GHZ, 8GB RAM, 250GB RAID-1 array);

4 x Windows Server 2003 File and Print servers (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB RAID-1 array);

2 x Red Hat Enterprise 5 Linux servers running Apache and TomCat (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 16GB RAM, 140GB HDD).

This infrastructure has not been updated for some time and the Regional Gardens Board is concerned that a full upgrade may now cost them more than it is worth. The Board is now considering moving some, or all, of their current infrastructure into the Cloud. The Board sees this as a strategic move to future-proof the company.

Regional Gardens has engaged you as a consultant to advise them on the use of Cloud Computing in their daily operations. They have some 70 garden design, horticultural and support staff that work on different projects for clients in New South Wales. They have been advised that a move to using a Cloud based infrastructure would be an advantage to them. Your task is to:

Prepare a PowerPoint briefing for the Regional Gardens board. Your briefing should:

Explain the main concepts of Cloud Computing and why you think that a move to the Cloud could be good for Regional Gardens;

Explain some of the Cloud Architectures that you think would be useful for Regional Gardens to use as part of their Cloud infrastructure. This explanation should also briefly discuss how the current Regional Gardens infrastructure could be replicated or replaced in a Cloud deployment.

Each slide in the briefing must also include speaking notes in the notes section to explain the slide, and all images used in the briefing should be referenced. (20 marks)

One of Regional Gardens’s first undertakings is to provide all their staff with the ability to access office automation, such as email, word processing and spreadsheet capabilities, as well as online storage for their files, whether they are in the office, at home, or deployed on a customer’s site in the field. The Regional Gardens board is very concerned to learn about the critical issues, other than cost, that may affect the supply of Cloud based office automation to their staff. You will need to prepare a report on the best way to provide office automation for Regional Gardens. Your report should:

Provide Regional Gardens with TWO different approaches to providing office automation to their staff;

Outline the major benefits and issues with each approach;

Provide a summary of your advice to this company along with your recommendation about which option to choose. Your report should be no longer than 2 pages. (20 marks)

Regional Gardens has a single data centre in Bathurst which contains the following infrastructure:

2 x Active Directory domain controllers on Windows Server 2008 R2, (2 x Xeon 3.6GHZ, 8GB RAM, 140GB HDD);

3 x SQL Server 2003 database servers on Windows Server 2003 (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB RAID-5 array);

1 x Exchange 2007 email server on Windows Server 2008 R2 (2 x Xeon 3.6GHZ, 8GB RAM, 250GB RAID-1 array);

4 x Windows Server 2003 File and Print servers (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB RAID-1 array);

2 x Red Hat Enterprise 5 Linux servers running Apache and TomCat (2 x Xeon 2.8GHZ, 16GB RAM, 140GB HDD).

Regional Gardens is considering initially moving its Web infrastructure to a public Cloud, but they are unsure of whether they should migrate to an IaaS or PaaS solution. You are to write a report for the Regional Gardens board that:

Describes the difference between infrastructure provided using an IaaS provider and a platform provided by a PaaS provider in a public Cloud. You will need to discuss the critical differences, issues and factors, other than cost, that Regional Gardens will have to consider in choosing to migrate their existing Web infrastructure to either an IaaS or a PaaS service provider. Your report should take no more than two pages. (30 marks)

Regional Gardens is also considering whether to use PaaS or SaaS to provide services to its employees. Regional Gardens has deployed Microsoft SharePoint 2010 from its data centre as a collaboration and document management tool for its 70 staff. The SharePoint 2010 instance has been extensively customised to suit Regional Gardens needs and also runs Project Central, their Project Management tool as a separate application from within SharePoint. All employees have the Microsoft Office 2010 suite of office automation products installed on their respective desktops or laptops. Regional Gardens would like to move its SharePoint 2010 instance to the cloud to make it more accessible, particularly to its users working at customer’s sites. Regional Gardens want you to report on:

What are the major differences between the models IaaS, PaaS and SaaS? (5 marks)

Recommend the model that you consider most appropriate for this service and discuss why this model is the most appropriate for the SharePoint service. (10 marks)

What are the most likely problems that Regional Gardens will encounter with the model that you recommend? How would you advise Regional Gardens to deal with these issues? (15 marks)

Your report for this question should be no more than 3 pages.

Rationale

This assessment will cover the following outcomes:

Be able to compare and evaluate the ability of different Cloud Computing Architectures to meet a set of given business requirements;

Be able to evaluate a set of business requirements to determine suitability for a Cloud Computing delivery model;

Marking criteria

Marking Criteria

Assessment Rubric

Question HD DI CR PS FL 1. Cloud Computing Concepts presentation Clear, comprehensive description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, critical points identified & discussed, Detailed description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, many critical points identified & discussed, Good description cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, some critical points identified & discussed, Adequate description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, some critical points identified Incomplete or inadequate description of cloud computing concepts, architectures and their uses, few or no critical points identified 2. Office automation Clear, comprehensive description of infrastructure differences, critical points identified & discussed, Detailed description of infrastructure differences, critical points identified & discussed, Good description of infrastructure differences, some critical points identified & discussed, Adequate description of infrastructure differences, some critical points identified Inadequate or incomplete description of infrastructure differences, none or few critical points identified 3. Migration to Public Cloud Clear & comprehensive description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with excellent reasoning Detailed description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with good reasoning Good description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with some reasoning Adequate description of advantages and issues with move to selected model with limited reasoning Inadequate or incomplete description of advantages and issues with move to SaaS model with little or no reasoning 4. SharePoint Hosting Model Clear & comprehensive of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with excellent reasoning Detailed description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with good reasoning Good description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with some reasoning Adequate description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with limited reasoning Inadequate or incomplete description of model choice, benefits and drawbacks with little or no reasoning APA referencing Up to 5 marks may be deducted for not providing or following the proper APA 6th edition style of referencing. Note that the guide for APA referencing is provided in the Resource Section of the ITC561 Interact site. Spelling, Grammar, Presentation Up to 5 marks may be deducted for poor presentation, spelling and grammar

Presentation

Your report MUST be presented in MS Word format. Your report should:

Use Calibri, or a similar font, in 11 or 12 point type.

All diagrams and images are to be embedded in the document. Diagrams and images that are suppliued separately will not be marked.

All text should be left-justified.

Each page must have a header or footer with your name and student number.

Page numbers must be shown in the footer of each page, except on the title page.

Reports are marked and feedback attached using a MS Word based tool. Reports that are submitted in PDF format will be re-formatted to Word format in order to be marked. Allowances will not be made for any loss of information, diagrams or images as a result of the re-formatting

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